Matt LeMay
7 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 14, 2025 by Matt LeMay · across every show →
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Aug 14, 2025 positive
Mailchimp achieved core activation goals by subtracting features rather than adding them
“And they did get it done and they got it done through subtracting. They streamlined the experience. They took out steps that people were getting stuck on. They made things easier. They did the kinds of things that are rarely celebrated in the way that traditio…”
Aug 14, 2025 negative
Low-impact product work begets more low-impact work until layoffs occur
“Low impact work begets low impact work. The more low impact work you do, the harder it is to do high impact work, the more likely you are to do low impact work and so on and so forth. It goes and goes and goes until the next round of layoffs.”
Aug 14, 2025 positive
Aug 14, 2025 negative
Day-to-day sprint tasks never cleanly trace up to business impact
“I don't think I've ever worked for a company where these things add up to a perfect breadcrumb trail. You can trace back from, we prioritized these bits of work in this sprint because it adds up to this objective, which is part of this strategy, which adds up …”
Aug 14, 2025
Aug 14, 2025 negative
Aug 14, 2025
Product teams in booming businesses are often as anxious as struggling teams
“The teams I've worked with when things are going well are sometimes just as anxious as the teams I've worked with when things are going poorly, because They have a hard time attributing success to what they're doing, right?”